The sea surface was pitch black that night, in the Southeast Asian waters.
Three Hurricane-class heavy submarines were submerged sixty meters below the surface, observing the sea through periscopes.
These were not conventional periscopes, but technological devices using light refraction, significantly reducing the risk of exposing the submarines.
The Hurricane-class submarines, each 172 meters long and 23 meters wide, boasted a displacement of twenty thousand tons, a truly astonishing figure. These submarines were originally intended for service in the Cold War of 1986.
They were equipped with six-barreled torpedo launchers and eight-tube ballistic missile systems.
The submarine commander peered through the periscope, seeing the pitch-black surface and the silhouettes of two dark aircraft carriers.
Two Japanese light aircraft carriers, their lights extinguished, were stealthily sailing on the surface.
“The little Japanese dwarfs want to sneak attack...”
“Japanese sneak attack! Then we'll sneak attack them too!”
“Submarines, surface! Firetorpedoes! Launch torpedoes!”
Plop, plop, plop...
Six torpedoes x 3
Eighteen torpedoes, leaving white trails and waves, charged towards the two Japanese aircraft carriers!
...
On the Chiyoda aircraft carrier, Vice Admiral Tsukahara looked at the dark sea, praying for the success of their surprise attack.
Suddenly, he heard his adjutant's urgent shouts.
“Vice Admiral!”
“Torpedoes detected on the surface!!”
“The Chiyoda and Suzuya aircraft carriers have been exposed!”
Vice Admiral Tsukahara felt a pang in his heart, followed immediately by a violent tremor beneath his feet.
The Chiyoda aircraft carrier had been hit by torpedoes. The 29 seaplanes on the deck slid off the tilting hull, landing on the sea, their pontoons preventing them from sinking.
The Chiyoda aircraft carrier was then hit by a barrage of heavy torpedoes. With a thunderous boom, the ammunition magazine detonated, sending a massive explosion across the surface. The Suzuya aircraft carrier soon followed, exploding and catching fire.
Thousands of sailors from the Chiyoda and Suzuya aircraft carriers fell into the sea, flailing desperately.
The night water was icy cold!
They gulped down the salty water, their throats churning.
Three Hurricane-class heavy submarines surfaced. Red Alert soldiers gathered on the decks, using the submarines’ heavy machine guns to kill all the Japanese aircraft carrier sailors, including the fallen Vice Admiral Tsukahara.
Tsukahara’s face was pale, his eyes wide open in death. Just before his demise, he suddenly realized that the Second Fleet, the Third Fleet, and the Eleventh Aircraft Carrier Fleet had been severely damaged, and the Japanese Navy had lost its naval dominance in Southeast Asia!
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Dragon Nation.
Southwest Region.
The mountainous city had a high elevation, with an average altitude of 168 to 400 meters, and a maximum elevation of 3000 meters.
The city’s excellent geographical location and mountainous barriers ensured its rear security.
Chiang Kai-shek held a newspaper, his voice filled with disbelief as he read.
“Damn it!! Was my advice for Lin Zheng to join WWII a blessing or a curse?”
“Lin Zheng defeated the Japanese in a large-scale battle?”
“One hundred and forty thousand Japanese... perished on the islands of Southeast Asia??”
“The Japanese sent the Second and Third Fleets, plus two light aircraft carriers, and they all sank to the bottom of the ocean? Two prominent Japanese naval vice admirals are dead? Damn it!”
Chiang Kai-shek was shocked, his face pale, as he held the newspaper.
He couldn’t believe it. Both he and Lin Zheng were facing regular Japanese forces. How in the hell did Lin Zheng win?
Dai Li, the head of the Military Statistics Bureau, had just returned from a visit with Lin Zheng. He immediately suggested.
“Chairman! The most important thing now is to win over Lin Zheng! We should collaborate in terms of industry and commerce... but the most direct way to win him over is...”
Chiang Kai-shek’s eyes lit up, “A marriage?”
Chiang Kai-shek pondered the feasibility of a marriage, then thought of the beautiful eligible daughters of the Four Great Families.
The Four Great Families referred to the most powerful and wealthy families in the Republic of China during that period. They controlled the military, industrial, and civilian industries, holding wealth estimated at around 200 billion US dollars.
The direct female descendants of the Four Great Families were not suitable in terms of appearance, so he could only choose a virtuous, beautiful, and well-educated woman from the family branches to marry Lin Zheng.